Sweet kate: initial article setup {{Infobox Architectural Practice |image = |caption = |name = Bohlen, Meyer, Gibson and Associates (BMG) |architects = |city = ((Indianapolis, Indiana)) |coordinates= |founded = 1853 (as D.A. Bohlen, Architect) |dissolved = |awards = |significant_buildings= |significant_projects = |significant_design = |}} '''Bohlen, Meyer, Gibson and Associates''', or '''BMG''', is an architectural firm based in ((Indianapolis, Indiana)). It was founded by Diedrich August Bohlen on ((April 10)), ((1853)), as '''D.A. Bohlen, Architect'''. In ((1884)) the firm became '''D.A. Bohlen and Son''' with the addition of Diedrich's son Oscar Diedrich Bohlen. Diedrich was known for his German Neo-Gothic style<ref>Smith 1994</ref>. Many of his buildings, like the ((City Market (Indianapolis, Indiana)|Indianapolis City Market)), exhibited the ((Rundbogenstil)) or Round-arched style. <ref>(http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/indianapolis/citymarket.htm National Park Service: City Market, Indianapolis)</ref> Diedrich died on ((June 1)), ((1890)). Oscar continued the firm alone until his son, August Carl Bohlen, joined in ((1909)). August helped to coauthor ((Indiana))'s original building codes. A fourth generation of Bohlens came on board in ((1946)) with the addition of August's son Robert Lesh Bohlen. In 1961 August incorporated with David V. Burns and the firm became '''Bohlen and Burns Architects'''. This was changed to '''Bohlen, Burns and Associates''' in ((1967)) and in ((1971)) the firm adopted its current name. More than 20 Bohlen projects are listed by the ((National Register of Historic Places)). ==Significant buildings== ====D.A. Bohlen, Architect==== * Charles Mayer Store facade, 1853 * Odd Fellows Grand Lodge (dome addition), 1854 * ((Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods|Saint Mary-of-the-Woods)) convent and chapel, 1854 * ((Morris-Butler House)), 1864 * Crown Hill Cemetery Chapel, 1877 * General German Protestant Orphans Home, 1872 * St. John's Catholic Church, 1871 * Churchman House, 1871 * English Opera House and Hotel Auditorium (remodel), ca. 1897 ====D.A. Bohlen and Son==== * Indiana Dental College, 1893 * Tomlinson Hall, 1886 * ((City Market (Indianapolis, Indiana)|City Market)), Indianapolis, 1886 * Majestic Building, Indianapolis, 1896 * Indiana National Bank building, 1895 * French Lick Springs hotel, 1898 * Methodist Hospital, 1901 * St. Francis Hospital, 1903 * St. Vincent Hospital, 1903 * Union Station addition, 1903 * ((Church of the Immaculate Conception (Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana))), 1907 * Stokely Brothers office building, 1912 * Indianapolis Star-News Building, 1924 * ((Blessed Sacrament Chapel (Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana))), 1924 * Empire Life Building (now the Lilly Endowment headquarters), 1950 ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} ==References== * {{Cite book | last = Madden | first = Mary Roger | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Path Marked Out: History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Volume III | publisher = Sisters of Providence | date = 1991 | location = Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana | pages = 128-130 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = }} * {{Cite journal | last = Smith | first = Richard W. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Bohlen, Meyer, Gibson and Associates (BMG) | journal = The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis | volume = | issue = | pages = 334 | publisher = Indiana University | location = Bloomington, Indiana | date = 1994 | url = | issn = | doi = | id = | accessdate = }}